Music Gear News
At Gear4Music.com we update our news channel daily to ensure you always get the latest and most important music news.
Paul Weller's US hit wish
Posted on 16 Apr 2010 16:30 to category : Music News
Paul Weller wants to have a hit single in the US.
Despite his huge success in Europe, the singer and guitarist -affectionately known as The Modfather in his native UK, where he spearheaded the Mod revival movement of the 70s and 80s - is yet to score a big hit stateside.
Paul, 51, told Spin magazine: "I've been waiting 30 years. When I first went out to the US in 1977, the record company said, 'you won't make it in America unless you tour there for a year.' But there was no way I could leave my home for that long.
"You get from America what you put into it and I just didn't want it badly enough."
The 'Wake Up The Nation' singer has said although he wasn't prepared to take the time to break the US, he has always put everything he has into his career, and sacrificed personal relationships for the sake of his career.
He said: "Right from the start with music, I was like, I'm just going to do this and I don't care about anything else.
"There are certain things you have to give up, even at 13, 14: your Friday and Saturday nights, having a regular girl, lots of things like that."
Related Music News ▼
Inside Out Festival on Saturday 2nd June 2012 features Red Dwarf star Craig Charles headlining, alongside bands such as Young Knives and Haggis Horns. More »
Music fans may want to switch over to Radio 4 at certain times over the coming months to catch a new programme on so-called "New Elizabethans," set to feature profiles of Beatles Paul McCartney and John Lennon, pop star David Bowie and The X Factor's Simon Cowell, among others. More »
The BBC has heralded a forthcoming music instrument extravaganza, which will take place in Stirling, Scotland, this June. More »
Ex-Neighbours and I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here star Jason Donovan has picked up a new TV credit. More »
Many Blur fans are sure to be hoping that they will be one of the people to grab a slice of guitar action this morning, as at 9am tickets for four of the band's forthcoming shows were released for sale. More »
Star presenting next series of music show The X Factor. More »
Recent Music News ▼
Get well soon is sure to be the message many music instrument players will want to send one of the most famous piano players in the world, Elton John. More »
It seems to be a match made in musical heaven: they've both parts of funky young pop groups, they're both ex-X Factor contestants and they're both in love with each other! More »
A singer by the name of Phillip Phillips has won US talent programme American Idol. More »
One perhaps wouldn't associate One Direction's often younger fan base with having enough money to stay in the sorts of lodgings that the Gotta Be You boys presumably favour when they're out on the road. More »
Many music instrument players may well have first been inspired to try the piano, guitar - or whatever their instrument of choice may be - by watching BBC favourite Top of the Pops. More »
Ireland's Eurovision entry, famed X Factor contestants Jedward, have managed to progress past the semi-finals stage of the international competition. More »
11213 products currently online
From 370 manufacturers
Gear4music.com is a trading name of Red Submarine Limited.
UK company number 3113256. © 1999 - 2012